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1. England captain Alistair Cook and his New Zealand counterpart Brendon McCullum strode out to the wicket on the morning of May 21st 2015 for the opening test of the English summer. They then flipped a coin to see who would have the opportunity to decide the start of the test. Who won the toss?
2. Cook, an opener, came to the crease with one of the two England debutants. The other opener scored 7 runs before being caught by Watling off the bowling of Southee. Who was the debutant opener?
3. An incredible opening spell of bowling from NZ saw England in total disarray in the first hour. Can you recall the score when Ben Stokes came to the crease?
4. A recovery for England was vital and this is exactly what happened. The fifth wicket stand was 161. Who accompanied Stokes on this rebuilding mission?
5. New Zealand were certainly on a high after taking England to 251-6. However the home side had another big partnership of 103 for the seventh wicket. Which two players established this knock?
6. The tail never seems to wag for England and on this occasion it didn't to do much to argue the case with the last four wickets falling for how many runs?
7. With the England innings over early on the second day, which two New Zealanders opened the batting scoring a fantastic partnership of 148?
8. After England had dismissed the two openers for 148, they set about trying to take further wickets, but which pair then continued the onslaught by scoring a further 189 for the fourth wicket?
9. New Zealand managed to score an impressive 523 all out, a lead of 134. However, despite one centurion and three other players scoring fifties, extras or sundries accounted for the third highest total on the card. How many did England give away in total?
10. As with the first innings, England got off to a dire start, losing their first two wickets for just 25 on the board. Which New Zealand bowler took the scalp of Lyth?
11. Ian Bell departed with England 75-3 and in real danger of collapsing. Which New Zealand pair combined to dismiss him for 29?
12. Captain Cook was about to embark on a fantastic innings that would see him bat the best part of a whole days play, 540 minutes in total to be precise. How many runs did the England skipper score ensuring that the England total was a competitive one?
13. After the dismissal of Cook, England held a healthy lead of 321. As with recent test matches, a batting collapse ensued as New Zealand ripped through the tail. What was England's final total?
14. New Zealand were set a very big target, which needed an opening partnership similar to that of the first innings. However, the worst possible start came to light when, with only two balls delivered Guptill edged one to Gary Ballance for 0 The Kiwis were 0-1. Which English bowler took the wicket?
15. Disaster struck once more with only the seventh ball of the innings. New Zealand lost their second wicket with no addition to the score. Which NZ batsman fell to which English bowler when bowled LBW?
16. New Zealand were now in complete disarray and the wickets continued to tumble. With 12 on the board it now became 12-3 but most vitally for New Zealand they now had to bat out 80 overs to save the test. After the third wicket fell, how many overs were left to face?
17. The Lords' crowd was in absolute ecstasy and could smell a victory for England. However, NZ were certainly not going to go down without a fight and the fourth wicket partnership suggested a dog fight would occur. Once the partnership had reached 61 calamity struck and the fourth man, Williamson was on his way back to the pavilion after scoring 27. Which English bowler snaffled this all important wicket?
18. The very next delivery saw England snaffle a sensational wicket when the bowler ripped the stumps out of the ground to send which Kiwi batsmen back to the pavilion with NZ 61-5?
19. The game was now at a point that no one in the ground could have envisaged 24 hours earlier. New Zealand now had to dig in for 66 overs when BJ Watling shared a century partnership with which other NZ middle order batsman?
20. With the match firmly in the hands of England it seemed a matter of time before the match would be wrapped up, however, NZ battled hard and wickets were difficult to come by for England. With just eight overs remaining and NZ 220-9 England struck taking the final wicket and winning the test match by how many runs?
21. A truly incredible test match that will live in the memory of fans for many years. Records tumbled and one in particular was the overall combined runs total. What was significant about this?
22. New Zealand lost this test despite scoring 523 in their first innings, thereby joining a select number of teams who have scored 500 in a first innings but lost outright. Their previous highest score 433 yet losing outright was against whom in Christchurch 2005?
23. During the second England innings, an English-post war record was created at Lords when Ben Stokes smashed a fantastic century off how many balls?
24. How many centuries were scored during the entire test?
25. Ben Stokes was awarded the man of the match trophy for his stunning performances with both bat and ball. Which player took the most wickets during the match?
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